Guide-bracket for edgewise-movable doors.



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APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1 907. 9221,61 2, Patented May 25, 1909.

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THEODORE MULL, OF OLD FORT, OI-IIO.

GUIDE-BRACKET FOR EDGEWISE-MOVABLE DOORS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE MULL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Old Fort, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guide-Brackets for Edgewise-Movable Doors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in railway cars and an object of my invention is to provide a railway car with a door which may be opened and closed easily and with adjustable devices which will permit the obtaining of a maximum ease of operation of the door.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the best mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure l is an elevation of so much of a railway car as is necessary to illustrate my invention; Fig. 2 is a section on line lf-A of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a sectional detail on line B-B of Fig. I Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on line C-C of Fig. l; and Fig. 5 is a detail of the adjustable guidebar for the lower portion ofthe door.

a is the side of the railway car to which is secured the blocks l) each of which supports an endl of the track c. Upon the latter rest the balls d carried in the upper portion of a hanger f the lower portion of which is secured to the door g. When the door is moved relatively to the side of the car, each ball d is moved against one of the walls of its corresponding recess and then slides along on the upper edge of the track c. To the lower edge of the door g is secured a pair of guideplates h which are bent laterally under the lower edge of the door g and then down- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1907.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Serial No. 370,686,

wardly to form a projecting i'lange t', as is best shown in Fig. 4. To the side of the car is secured a guide-bar j by means of staples c which pass through holes m in the guidebar j; and by bolts n which pass through elongated vertical slots o and upon the end of each of which is screwed a nut p. When it is desired to adjust the guide-bar j with reference to the iianges t', the nuts are turned, whereupon the guide-bar j wil rotate about its lower edge as is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5. This adjustment of the guide-bar j permits one to attain ease of movement of the door under the varying conditions of service.

I claim:

l. The combination with a car, of a guidebar secured thereto, said guide-bar being mounted free to be tilted; a door movably mounted upon said car and guide-plates secured to said door, said guide-plates being formed with flanges which extend between said guide-bar and car.

2. The combination with a car, of a guidebar mounted thereon free to be tilted and formed with holes; retaining devices which pass through said holes and control the tilting of said guide-bar, and a door provided with guiding devices which project between said guide-bar and said car.

In testimony whereof I have hereuno set my hand at said Tiiiin, in said county and State this nineteenth day of April, A. D., 1907, in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.

THEO. MULL.

Witnesses INEZ F. MUssELMAN, NINA MARIE NELIGH. 

